Ruscism
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23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History of the use of the term
- Chechen wars
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ideologues
- Ivan Ilyin
- Aleksandr Dugin
- Timofey Sergeitsev
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Vladislav Surkov
- Vladimir Putin
- Dmitry Medvedev
- Views on development of Ruscism
- Characteristics
- Reactions in Russia
- Russian government and state media reactions
- Criticism of the term
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|222px|A combination of Ribbon of Saint George|Saint George's ribbon and the letter Z, two symbols associated with Ruscism. The combination of these symbols has been compared to the Nazi swastika, and is sometimes called zwastika.
Ruscism ( ), also Rashism or Russism and also called Russian fascism, is a neologism and a derogatory term which is used to describe the political ideology and policies of the Russian state under Vladimir Putin. It is used in reference to the Russian state's autocratic political system, ultranationalism and neo-imperialism, militarism, expansionism, corporatism, possibly neofascism, close alignment of church and state, political repression, use of censorship and state propaganda, the justification for several wars in the 21st century, and a cult of personality around Putin.